Police: College Station man stole restaurant's beer, hid in booth

By Robert Stanton |
August 21, 2013

A College Station man found out the hard way that an extra beer here or there was not a good thing to do.

Employees of Double Dave's Pizzaworks called College Station police after a customer ordered food and a beer, but consumed more bottles than he ordered, police reported.

Officers arrived and found four bottles of Budweiser and three bottles of Corona at the customer's table - all opened. It didn't take long for police to locate 21-year-old Juan Carols Mendez hiding in a booth.

Mendez was so intoxicated that officers took him to St. Joseph's Hospital before the jail, according to police.

At the hospital, Mendez went on a tirade, prompting a warning from officers about using profanity. It didn't work.

Moments later they heard him cursing in the hallway, which only added to his legal woes. Mendez, of College Station, was charged with misdemeanor theft, public intoxication and using profane language.